ROMAN NUMERALS


Reading Roman Numerals

Add the Roman Numerals to find the number values.


    I  =  1

    II  =  2

    III  =  3

    V  =  5

    VI  =  6

    VII  =  7

    VIII  =  8

    X  =  10

    XI  =  11

    XII  =  12

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What happened to 4 and 9?


Roman Numerals are usually lined up from the greatest value

to the least value. The exceptions are the values of 4, 9, 40, 90,

400, or 900.


    IV  =  4

    IX  =  9

    XL  =  40

    XC  =  90

    CD  =  400

    CM  =  900





Whenever a smaller Roman Numeral is placed before a Roman

Numeral that is the next value greater, then the smaller value is

subtracted from the larger value.


    XXIV  =  24